Holga Infrared #10
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One second infrared exposure of a scene at Roger Williams State Park in Providence, RI. I have always admired the look of IR photography and knew I had to get my hands on some film and try it in my Holga. Most of the photos on my 120 roll came out very nice, but I think I like this scene the best.
When I scanned the roll with the Digital ICE setting on, the images came out all posterized. My guess is that the software was trying to "clean up" all of the bright foliage, thinking it was dust. It was a real pain to manually clean up all the dust using CS3. Examine the photo closely and you can see all the dust & scratches I missed. I didn't realize how much I depend on my scanner's dust removal!
To see how I modified my Holga for IR photography, check out this photo. I also purchased some Kodak EIR color infrared film that I will be shooting with soon. Be on the lookout for a feature on 15x100 about plastic cameras where I will be sure to go into greater detail about Holga IR photography.
You can purchase selected photos of mine at mylatehope.imagekind.com.
Created using my new Holga 120N with Efke IR820 B&W Infrared film. Photo scanned with an Epson Perfection V700. No digital manipulation other than dust & scratch removal.
29 Responses
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On 19 July 2008 Anne Mcginn gave props:
great shot, paul. i could gaze upon this all day long. and your explanation was very helpful. i have a holga and now i want to run out and buy IR film. also, the info about scanners is good; since i always shoot digital, i don't have a scanner.
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On 19 July 2008 Becky Cote said:
Paul this kicks ass. I love it.
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On 19 July 2008 Céline Chhuon gave props:
Amazing shot ! well done Paul !
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On 19 July 2008 James Hartley gave props:
wonderful shot, Paul
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On 19 July 2008 Mike R gave props:
Beautifully done!
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On 19 July 2008 Chris Whitney said:
I was eager to see the results and enjoy your experimentation to find creative images. Look forward to more Paul. I like the high contrast effect here with the cotton white trees contrasting the river scene.
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On 19 July 2008 Nicole Gesmondi gave props:
I still like the crazy scanner version!
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On 19 July 2008 Craig Fraizer gave props:
awesome shot Paul
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On 19 July 2008 Marcelo Prieto Moffat gave props:
this is magical Paul!
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On 20 July 2008 Mr. T gave props:
The crazy scanner image sounds intreaging. This image you got from your Holga is fantastic and getting it infrared is a great idea. I can't wait to start playing around with some 120 : )
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On 20 July 2008 Frederic Frognier gave props:
Great work, paul!
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On 20 July 2008 John Linton gave props:
Freakin' amazing.
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On 20 July 2008 Paulo Rojas said:
D o p e!
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On 21 July 2008 Emma Brahas said:
great Paul!
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On 21 July 2008 rizky nurfa'ni gave props:
increadible!!
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On 21 July 2008 Penny Nannini gave props:
Very cool Paul! You gotta love a Holga.
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On 21 July 2008 Alexis Gerard gave props:
wow oh wow
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On 21 July 2008 pdtnc said:
Turned out nice didn't it :)
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On 21 July 2008 Jim Robertson gave props:
Awesome! I look forward to your blog feature at 15x100.com!
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On 22 July 2008 Ale Di Gangi said:
totally fascinating.
it's when i see the kind of things that i keep thinking there is nothing better than film.
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On 22 July 2008 Marie Wilson gave props:
Great shot, Paul!
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On 22 July 2008 Jeff Clark gave props:
If they ever have another dreamscape theme, this is a shoo (shoe?) in. Wow, if I only spoke English (or any other language.)
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On 25 July 2008 m-marcella gave props:
wow !...love ur magic !
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On 28 July 2008 Kristen Bryant gave props:
stunning!
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On 28 July 2008 Steve Wilson said:
Stunning, Paul, as usual.
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On 31 July 2008 LaShawna Jones gave props:
Omg....this photo is AMAZING!!! I'm sure people would pay money for a poster like this!
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On 6 August 2008 Rhian Syahzana gave props:
Wow.....kicking ass...! I can't say too much for this...this photo is just too good...
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On 10 August 2008 Andrea Tipple gave props:
absolutely beautiful!
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On 24 August 2008 Jasmine Lewis said:
its a dream :-)
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